TURKEY boasts some of the top family-friendly resorts in the world, making it a fantastic destination for a family vacation.
Most resorts have family-friendly facilities including water parks, kids’ clubs, and entertainment day and night.
We found the best deals for next summer, starting from £566pp for week-long stays.
The all-inclusive deals are during the school summer holidays, so you’ll have to be quick to bag these prices, as they’re likely to rise soon…
Julian Club Hotel – Marmaris
The Julian Club hotel features four outdoor pools including a children’s pool with fresh water and a water slide, and it’s located less than a mile away from the beach.
There is a children’s club for all kids aged between four and twelve, an outdoor play area and a restaurant with a kids’ menu and kids’ buffet.
The hotel boasts two restaurants – one buffet and one à la carte serving international cuisine – and three bars, including a sports bar and snack bar.
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Green Nature Resort and Spa – Marmaris
The Green Nature resort is a stone’s throw from shops, bars and restaurants and less than a mile away from the beach.
There are five pools, including two children’s pools and another with water slides. During the summer, baby-changing facilities are also available near the pools.
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A children’s club with activities like arts and crafts and team games is included, while the children’s playground features swings, slides and climbing.
The indoor play area includes a movie and TV section.
The resort has six bars and two restaurants serving international, Turkish, British cuisine and a kids’ buffet.
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Lara Family Club – Lara Beach, Antalya
The Lara Family club features two outdoor pools and an aqua park pool with four slides.
A smaller pool for little ones also has four small slides.
The resort has entertainment during the day and night, including a kids’ club, maxi kids’ club for children aged between eight and twelve, and a mini-disco for all children.
Children are able to go to their own movie screenings, arts and crafts sessions, games and team sports, while adults can relax at the spa.
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Xanadu Resort Hotel – Belek, Antalya
The Xanadu Resort is directly on a private beach, all you’ll have to do is cross a bridge over the waterway.
All the rooms feature air conditioning, TVs, wifi, a minibar, tea and coffee makers and a balcony or terrace.
The hotel has three swimming pools, including one children’s pool and water slides. The activities available include jet skiing, windsurfing, beach volley, tennis and basketball.
The kids also have access to a mini amusement park with carousel, mini ferris wheel and trampoline.
For the adults, there’s a spa centre and fitness area, as well as an adults-only area and VIP area on the beach.
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Papillon Zaugma Relaxury – Belek, Antalya
The Papillon Zaugma Relaxury resort boasts four outdoor pools and one indoor. The aqua park pool has four different slides, including freefall, aquatube and body slide.
The resort has an ‘ultra-mini’ club room which features a sleeping room and baby playground, which can be used with adult supervision.
For bigger kids, a kids’ club is a available, which includes activities like pool games, crafts, basketball games, cinema time, and special themed days.
A teenage club is also available in July and August, and it features an activity room, competitions, sports activities and an open air disco.
There is also a ‘relax pool’ which is tucked between the two main buildings and is far from the animation and activities. A lounge bar is also available by the pool.
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Royal Wings Hotel – Antalya
The Royal Wings Hotel has three outdoor pools, with one of them being the biggest pool in the Lara area.
A lazy river and a waterpark with nine slides are available for kids and adults, but some have height and age restrictions.
The resort also has a funfair with a ferris wheel, a gondola, a carousel, a trampoline and bumper cars.
There are six à la carte restaurants, a bakery and eight ‘food corners’ to choose from, including döner kebabs, pizza and sandwiches.
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Liberty Hotel Lykia – Dalaman
The main attraction at the Liberty Hotel Lykia is the pools. There’s an infinity pool, a kids pool, adults-only pool, a big one for everyone and shallow ones for the little ones.
Children can also access the waterpark, which features more than ten slides. A babies club is available and open every day, as well as a youth club for kids up to seventeen years old.
The hotel also has a wide range of activities, going from water polo and aerobics to mini golf, darts and archery.
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TUI BLUE Tropical – Dalaman
The TUI BLUE Tropic hotel is a paradise for kids, as they get three pools for themselves, including one with waterslides and and a lagoon-sized pool with flumes.
A quiet pool is also available if you’d like to be in a calmer zone with smaller children.
The baby club playtime caters to the needs of the little ones and it’s available for two hours every day, giving parents the chance to go to the spa or relax on the beach.
There are also kids’ clubs for children up to eleven years old and ‘the hangout’ which is a spot where teens aged from twelve to fifteen can chill out and relax in their own space.
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For more holiday inspiration, Travel Republic has beach holidays from £199pp next summer, including hotel and flights.
You could even bag Disneyland Paris stays from £224pp in 2023, including park tickets, hotel, spending money and free Disney+.
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